Ryunosuke Chiba

Quick Answer

Ryunosuke Chiba is a supporting character in Assassination Classroom, the class's best sniper, a quiet boy whose long bangs hide his eyes and whose calm decides entire operations. He is voiced by Junji Majima in Japanese.

About Ryunosuke Chiba

Ryunosuke Chiba is the class's best sniper, a quiet boy whose long bangs hide his eyes, and, classmates joke, possibly explain his aim. He and Hayami form 3-E's shooting pair, trusted with the shots that decide entire operations, from field exercises to the final plan. Chiba's calm professionalism under pressure makes him one of the students the government's own snipers come to respect.

Appearance

Chiba is a lean teenager with dark hair cut in long bangs that fall completely over his eyes, classmates joke that the hair either ruins or explains his aim. He speaks rarely and moves quietly, with the stillness of a natural marksman. In field exercises he is usually found far from the action, prone with a rifle, patient enough to wait out an entire operation for one perfect shot.

Personality

Chiba is calm, professional and sparing with words. He takes genuine pride in his marksmanship and trains it seriously, earning respect even from government snipers. With Hayami he shares a partnership built on total trust and almost no conversation, the two understand each other with barely a glance, and their reliability makes them the class's most trusted shooting pair.

Background & Story

Chiba discovered in 3-E's training that he had a rare gift for sniping, and he and Hayami became the class's designated marksmen. They are trusted with the shots that decide operations, from field exercises against professional soldiers to the class's biggest assassination plans. Chiba's quiet professionalism under pressure marks him as one of the students the government's own experts come to respect.

Powers & Abilities

Expert Sniping: Chiba is Class 3-E's top sniper, able to make precise long-range shots under battlefield pressure.

Key Relationships

Rinka Hayami: His shooting partner; their trust in each other is total and nearly wordless.
Tadaomi Karasuma: The teacher whose marksmanship training turned Chiba's talent into a profession-grade skill.
Koro-sensei: His target, and the teacher who found ways to challenge even Chiba's aim.